Typewriting machine



May 25 1926.

J. WALDHEIM TYPEWRITIN MACHINE Filed June 30, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 25,1926. 1,586,343

J. WALDHEIM TYPEWRITING MACHINE Filed June 30. 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 May 25 1926.

J. WALDHEIM TYPEWRITIN'G MACHINE Filed June 30, 1923 3 Sheets-Shut :5

WW QwM W l atented May 25 1926.

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WBITEB COMPANY,

01' NEW YORK, N. Y.', A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

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Application filed June 80, 1923. Serial No. 848,705.

" ,This invention relates to manifolding forms to afresh set of forms.

typewriting machines of the continuous billing type in which a continuous composite web is fed around a cylindrical platen,the composite web comprising several pl1es of work-sheets having successive correspond ng forms printed thereon, said plies bein sometimes separated from each other an sometimes joined at their side ed es to form a fan-folded web, the various pies having carbon-sheets interleaved therebetween. The invention relates more particularly to means to facilitate the relative displacing or shifting between the carbon-sheets and the worksheets, or, in other words,

the carbon-sheets. from the t ped set of he invention further relates to means for determining the relative shifting between the carbonsheets and the work-sheets.

In the Underwood continuous billing ma chine, shown in the patent to Wernery and Smith, No. 1,132,055, dated March 16,1915,

in which a cylindrical platen is employed,

it has been the practice to displace the platen upwardly by means of aswing frame, to permit the'composite web to be straightened out preparatory to displacing or shifting the carbon-sheets along the work-sheets to a freshset of forms. There is also employed in said machine a table extending rearwardly. from the platen upon which a carbon carrier is mounted to travel back and forth towards and away from the platen, said carhon-carrier having the ends of the interleaved carbon-sheets connected thereto, and said carbon-carrier being movable rearwardl-y by a handle while thework-sheets are drawn forward to a suitable gage.

An'obejct of. facilitate the relative shifting of the carbonsheets and the work-sheets without lifting the platen; the platen remaining in the pres ent invention always in the usual typing position. To this end, the carbon-carrier 1S not mounted on a table,

but is pivotally supatthe rear of the carriage and conto travel therewith, said carbon-cara vertical position behind said carriage and being swingable rearwardly and downwardly to a substantially horizontal-position after the feed-rolls have been released to withdraw the'web around the laten to free it from said platen "and bring tiat portion of the web including ported nected the shifting ofbe pivotedon the machine frame, said the present invention is'to forward end 0 the composite the carbon-sheets to a straightened-out inchned position, in which position the leading edges of the work-sheets may readily be grasped, so that they may be shifted relatlvely to the carbon-sheets by drawing them forwardly to a suitable gage.

another object of the invention is the pro- VlSlOIl of means to retain the carbon-carrier in its operative. position, and thus prevent the forward slipping of the carbon-sheets while the work-sheets are being shifted relat vely thereto, said means being also elfectIVB to hold the carbon-carrier in its normal upr ght POSltlOIl, so as to prevent it from fall ng forwardly or rearwardly from this position accidentally. To facilitate the forward and rearward movement of the carboncarr er, provision is made of means comprising a relatively fixed handle, which may handle being effective to actuate a swinging frame or bail to which a frame supporting the carbon-carrier is slidingly connected, so thatthe carbon-carrier may travel back and forth relatively thereto with the typewriter carriage.

A knife is provided which is connected to the gage, so that it and the gage may be moved from their ineffective positions to their effective positions simultaneously either by moving the gage-bar itself or by means of a finger-piece associated with the knife. According to the present invention, slack 1s produced in the composite web when the carbon-carrier is swung up to its normalposition after a sheet-gaging andsevering operation, this slack permitting the composite web to be readily re-inserted around the platen and also eliminating any resi14-v tanceoffered to the feeding movement of the composite web around the platen during theregular line-spacing operations, thus avoiding any possibility of slippage between 1 the platen and the web during line-spacing operations.

To prevent the leading end of the composite web from slipping from the carriage, when withdrawn from the platen, provision may be made' of suitable guiding means which may comprise two guides or rollers lightly springressed, between which the web extends. The composite web between the carboncarrier and the guiding means at the rear of are rea

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. slack in the composite web.

Other features and advantages will here- I inafter appear.

In the accompanyin drawings, Figure 1 IS a view 1 lustrating the invention as applied-to an Underwood standard typewriter, the parts being shown in the positions occupied while typing is being efected.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1,

but showing the parts in the positions occupied when the carbon-sheets and web-plies have been withdrawn from .the platen preparatory to advancing the web-plies with reference to the interleaved carbons.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, illustratin the gaging of the forward ends of the We -plies after being advanced with reference to the carbon-sheets, and the severing of the used portions of the web-plies.

when so advanced. 4

Figure 4 is a top viewof the machine when set as in Figure 2.

Upon depression of character-keys (not shown), type-bars 11 are swung upwardly and rearwardly to cause types 12 thereonto'strike against a platen 13 journaled by means of a platen-axle 14 in ends 15 of a platen-frame 16 comprising a rear papertable 17 and releasable rear and front feedrolls 18 and 19, respectively. The platen frame 16 forms part of a carriage 20 travelingon a rear rail 21 fixed on a main frame 22. revision may bemade of a work-holding finger 24 having at its free end a roll 25 to engage the platen adjacent the printing line.

The typing is effected upon superposed web-plies 26, usually provided with succes-.

sive printed forms, the carbon co ies on the plies back of the original being 0 tained by means of carbon-sheets 27- 'interleaved between the web-plies and attached at their rear ends to carbon-blades 28 mounted on usual stepped blocks 29 forming part of a carbon-carrier 30. When one set of forms has been typed, the web-plies and carbonsheets may be relatively displaced, the used forms severed by a knife 31 and the typing started on the next set of forms.

Accordingto the present. embodiment of the invention, the carbon-carrier is mounted upon arms 32 fixed on a shaft 33,

which, in turn, is journaled in the ends 34 of a secondary carriage 35 attached at the messes upperedges of the ends 34 to a cross-bar 36 of the carriage 20 and supported at its lower edge by flanged rolls 37 runnin on a rail 38 fixed to brackets 39 secured by suitable means, such as screws 40, to the lower part of the frame 22 atv its rear. The rolls 37 may be pivoted on a cross-bar 41 joining tne ends 34 of the secondary carriage 35, and may beheld on the rail by fingers 42 engaging the rail on its lower side.

ixed on shaft 33 is an arm 43 having" a slot 44 to receive a rod 45 joining arms 46 fixed on a transverse shaft 47. The lefthand arm 46 is extended beyond the shaft to form a lever 48 with a second arm 49, which is connected by a link 50 to a lever 51 pivoted to the frame-22 by means of a shouldered screw 52. Preferably, the lever 51 is provided'with-a handle 53 at its free end. When the handle is drawn to its forward limiting position determined by a stop or pin 54, the arms 32 extend substantially horizontally, and, as shown in Figure 2, the

position of the arms 46 is such as to hold the.

slotted arm 43 and carbon-carrier 30 firmly in their Figure 2 positions. Similarly, when the handle 53 is moved rearward to its lim iting position determined by a in or stop' 55, the arms 32 will be substantia ly verticahf as shown in Figure 1. In both of these cases the arms 46 occupy substantially deadcenter positions withreference to the arm 43. Preferably, the stops 54 and 55 are fixed in an arcuate bar 56 fixed on the frame 22 and provided with recesses 57 adjacent the.

stops to receive a tapered detent pin 58 mounted in a detent-holder 59 on lever 51 and urged by sprin 60 to enter one of said recesses 5? when rought opposite the same. a I

The arms 32 are connected near their outer ends by a member 61 whichforms thebase of the carbon-carrier 30, and by a guide or red 62 over which the weblies 26 pass from a suitable source of supp-y to the carboncarrier 30. The guide 62 may be rovided with suitable side gages 63. As s own in Figures 1 and 2, the arms 32 are provided with projecting portions 64, which support the carbon-carrier base 61 in an inclined position, such that, when the carbon-carrier is positioned as shown in Figure 2, the base 61 will be substantially in alignment with an inclined table 65, and the web-plies 26 may be drawn through the carbon-carrier and over the table '65 to pass between guide-rolls 66, journaled in brackets 67 attached to the platen-frame l6.

From the rolls 66, the web-plies and carfeed-rolls 18 and 19. Typing may then be effected, and the web-plies advanced from necting ends one line-space position to another by means and feed-rolls 18 and 19, which have preferably been cast oif, and, after the webplies have been displaced with reference to the carbon-sheets and the used portions severed, the carbon-carrier may be swung forwardly to provide slack, and typing may as hereinafter "described.

Ihe arms 32 are fixed on the shaft 33 just inside the ends 3 1 of the secondary carriage 35, and the table slightly less than the distance between the arms 32. To support the table 65, provision ma be made or brackets 7 attached to the- .en s 34-01? the secondary carriage, and, as

shown in Figures 1 and 3, these brackets 70 are provided with offsets 71 to. prevent inter-' ference with the arms 32 by the portions of the'brackets 70 adjacent the table 65.-

For gaging the web-plies when withdrawn from the platen and advanced relatively to the carbon-sheets, held in their rearward positions by the carbon-carrier 30, provision may be made of a gage 72 slidable on a guide or bar 73 and secured thereto at suitable positions b means of a set-screw 7 1. The bar 73 may mounted on a cross-bar 75 conof arms 76 pivoted on the brackets 67, and'an extension 77 of one of the arms 76 may be connected by a link 78 with one of two arms 79 carrying the knife 31 and mounted on pivots 80 in brackets 81 attached to the ends of the platen-frame,

Eachof the arms 79 is provided with a stop or pin 82, so

that when the gage-bar 73 and knife 31 are in their ineffective positions, Figure 1, the link 78 engages the stop 82 on the right-hand arm 79 and prevents furtheir movement of the gage-bar and the knife I under. the urging of a spring 83, and, when the gage-bar 73 is swung to its Figure 2 position the arms 79 come into en a ement with the pins 82. At this time the gage 'bar is substantially in alignment with the table and the knife 31 is in effective position. For convenience in shifting the gagebar 73 and the knife31, provision may be made of a finger-piece 84 on the right-hand arm 79 or the bar 73 may be moved forwardlv or rearwardly to effect such shifting.

It should be understood that the 'gage is w positioned along the gage-bar 73 at a distance from the edge of the effectively positioned knife equal to the length of one of the forms on the web-plies. In machines of this kind, the portion of the web-plies above the printing line usually lies behind the severing knife, but with the present ar- 30 may be swung reartroduced into the machine when 65 must ,be of a width rangement the web-plies pass to the front of-the knife, and "are held against falling forward from the platen by means of the roll 25 and the paper-finger 24.

In practice, the web-'plies-26 may be in the carbon carrier 30 is in its Figure 2 position, and, after the carbon-sheets 27 have been interleaved between the web plies, the composite web thus formed may be passed between the guide-rolls 66. The gage-bar 73 and knife 31 may then be shifted from their Figure 1 to their Figure 2 positions, and the leading edges of the web-plies 26 brought into engagement with the gage 72. The first set of forms is then severed by me'ans 'of the knife, and, after swinging the carbon-carrier 30 to its Figure 1 position to'produce a suitable amount of slack in the composite web, the leading end of'the composite web is passed between the platen 13 and the feed-rolls 18 and 19.

' Upon completion of the typing on the first set of forms passed around the platen, the feed-rolls 18 and 19 may be cast olt and the handle 53 is then drawn forward to swing the carbon-carrier 30 to its Figure 2 position and Withdraw the composite web from the platen. The leading ends of the web-plies 26 are then drawn forward and the gage-bar 73 and knife 31 swung to their effective positions shown in Figure 3. After gaging the leading ends of the web-plies 26 against the gage 72, the used form may be severed and the operation repeated as many times as there are sets of forms to be typed.

To assist in guiding the web from the roller 66 to the platen 13 there may be pro vided side-edge gages 85 which may be supported on the paper-table 17.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the ,described, a platen around which web-plies and interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, a

movable carbon-carrier to which the rear ends of the oarbon-sheets are attached, and means to shlft the carbon-carrier to provide slack in the web-plies and interleaved carhon-sheets between the carbon-carrier and res the platen, said means effective to automati- 3. In a typewriting machine of the class 6!.described, a platen around which web-plies and interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, means for holding the leading portions of said web-plies when withdrawn from the platen, a movable carbon-carrier to which the rear ends of the carbon-sheets are attached, means to shift the carbon-carrier to provide slack in 'theweb-plies and interleaved carbon-sheets between the carboncarrier and said holding means, and a table between the forward and rearward positions of illE carbon-carrier, to support the webplies and interleaved carbon-sheets when the carbon-carrier is in its rearward position and thereby prevent sagging of said web plies which would tend to dislodge the leading portion thereof from said holding means.

4. In a typewriting machine of the class described, a platen around which web-plies and interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed,

a movable carbon-carrier to which the rear ends of the carbon-sheets are'attached, and means operating the carbon-carrier to produce slack in the web-plies and interleaved carbon-sheets between the carbon-carrier and the platen to facilitate linespacing, and to withdraw the web-plies and interleaved carbon-sheets fri'im the platen preparatory to efi'ecting a relative shifting therebetween said means locking automatically to hold the carbon-sheets stationary during such shifting operation.

5. In a typewriting machine of the class described, a. platen around which web-plies interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, a

carriage for said platen, a shiftable carboncarrier to which the rear endsof the car hon-sheets are attached, and a support over which the carbon-carrier is moved, said supcarrier.

port being spaced from the rear of the carriage to accommodate in the opening thus formed slack in the web-p1ies and carbonsheets produced by advancing the carboncarrier from its rearward to its forward position.

6 In a typewriting machine of the class described, a platen, a carbon-carrier shiftable' forwardly te produce slack between the carbon-carrier and the platen preparatory to typing, and rearwardly to withdraw webplies and interleaved carbonsheets from theplaten preparatory to straightening them above the platen and advancing the webplies with reference to the carbon-sheets,

means for automatically locking the carrier when shifted to either of said positions, and,

supporting means for the web-plies and interleaved carbon-sheets extending forwardly.

from the rearmost position of the carboncarbon-carrier extend in a direction to pass above the carriage, topermit gaging of the web-plies when withdrawn from the platen.

8. In a machine of the class described, aplaten, a traveling carriage therefor, a carhon-carrier, pivoted supporting arms for said carbon-carrier, means fordetaining said arms in raised or lowered position, said carbon-carrier being so supported on said arms that web-plies passing-through the carboncarrier extend in a direction to pass above the carriage, to permit gaging of the Web-- plies when withdrawn from the. laten, and an inclined table to support sai web-plies forward of the rearmost position of the carboncarrier.

9. In a machine of the class described,.a platen, a carriage therefor, a frame on which the carriage travels, a rail fixed to the frame at the lower rear part thereof, a carriageextension attached to the carriage and mounted onsaid rail to travel therealong, acarbon-carrier, and a carbon-carrier frame pivoted on said extension.

10. In a machine of the class described, a. platen, a carriage therefor, 21 frame on which the carriage travels, a rail fixed to the frame at the .lower-rear part thereof, a carriageextension attached to the parriage and mounted on said rail to travel therealong, a carbon-carrier, a carbon-carrier frame 1voted on said extension, a handle pivoted on the typewriter-frame, and connections between said handle and the carbon-carrier frame for shifting the same to advanced or retracted position, and to retain said carbon-carrier frame in such positions by placing certain portions of the connections in deadecen'ter relation.

11. In a machine of the class described, a platen, a carriage therefor, a frame on which the carriage travels, a rail'fixed to the frame at the lower rear part thereof, a carriage-extension attached to the carriage and mounted on said rail to travel there along, a carbon-carrier, a carbon-carrier frame pivoted on said extension, a handle pivoted on the typewriter-frame, connections between said handle and the carboncarrier frame for shifting the same to advanced or retracted position, and to retain said carbon-carrier frame in such positions by placing certain portions of the connections in dead-center relation, and stops to determine the limiting position of said handle.

l2.' In a machine of the class described, a

platen, "a. carriage therefor, aframe on carriage-extension attached to the carriage and mounted on said rail to travel therealong, a carbon-carrier, a carbon-carrier I frame pivoted on said extension, a handle ivoted on the typewriter-frame, connections etween said handle and the carbon-carrier frame for shifting the same to advanced or retracted position, and retain said carboncarrier frame in such positions by placing certain portions of the connections imdead center relation, stops todetermine the limiting position of said handle, and detentmeans to hold said handle in such limiting positions. V

13. In a machine of the class described,

a platen around which web-plies and carbonsheets may be fed, a carriage, a frame on which the carriage travels, a rail extending across the lower back portion of the main frame, an extension of the carriage attached at its upper edge to the carriage,extending rearwardly and downwardly from the carriage, and mounted on said rail, a carbon-carrier, a carbon-carrier frame'pivoted on said extension, and means to swing said carboncarrier frame upwardly, adjacent the rear of the carriage, to furnish slack in the webplies and carbon-sheets to permit typing, and to swing the carbon-carrier frame rearwardly to take up the'slack and withdraw the web-plies from the platen preparatory to advancing the web-plies relatively to the carbon-sheets preparatory to severing the used'portions of the web-plies.

14. In a typewriting machine of the class described, a platen around which a composite web of web-plies and interleaved carhon-sheets may be fed, a carriage for said platen, a carbon-carrier attached to said carbon-sheets and swingable upwardly and forwardly to provide slack in the composite web, and rearwardly and dbwnwardly to withdraw the composite web from the platen, and uiding means on the carriage to restrain the leading end of the composite web from slipping fromthe carria e when withdrawn from the platen.

1'5. n a typewriting machine of the class described, a platen around which a composite web of web-plies and interleaved carbon-sheets me be fed, a carriage for said platen, a carbon-carrier attached to said carbon-sheets and "swingable upwardly and forwardl to provide slack in the composite Web, an rearwardly and downwardly to withdraw the composite web from the platen, guiding means on the carriage to on restrain the leading end of the composite web from sli ping from the carriage when withdrawn clined table vextending upwardly from the rearward position of theQcarbon-carrier and supporting the composite web to keep it om the platen, and an in from sagging and pulling out of described, a platen around which a composite web of web-plies and interleaved carhon-sheets maybe fed, a carriage for said platen, a carbon-carrier attached to said car:

hon-sheets and swingable upwardly and forwardly to provide slack in the composite .web, and rearwardly and downwardly to withdraw the composite web from the platen, guiding meanson the carriage to restrain the leading end of the composite web from sli ping from the carriage when" withdrawn. rom the platen, an inclined table extending upwardly from the rearward position of the carbon-carrier and supporting the complosite web to kee it from sagging and pu ing out of sai guiding means, a leading-edge ga e, a knife, and. means for concomitantly shifting said gage and said knife into substantial alignment with said inclined table.

17. In a machine of'the class described, a carbon-carrier pivoted at the rear and lower. part of the machine-frame, and a handle at the front of the frame for swinging saidcarbon-carrier from its lower rear position to its upper advanced position, and viceversa.

18. The combination with a typewriting machine having a laten to receive a com posite web of we -plies and interleaved carbon-sheets, a carriage and a main frame, of a rail secured to the lower back part of said main frame, a secondary carriage havlng end frames secured at their upper ends .to'said carriage and mounted at their lower lower part of the secondary carriage to an.

advanced position adjacent the top of the carr age at its rear, to rovide suificient slack in the composite we preparatory to typing, and to withdraw said composite web from the platen after such typing to enable relative shifting of the web-plies and carhon-sheets preparatory to typing on the next unused set of forms.

19. In a machine of the class described, a platen, a platen-frame, means to direct a composite web of web-plies and interleaved carbon sheets to the platen-frame, a ga e to determine" the amount of shifting of t e web-plies with reference to the carbonsheets, said gage being pivoted at the top and rear of the platen-frame, a knife pivotally mounted to be turned forwardly and downwardly against the top of the platenframe, a spring to urge the knife in such direction, and a connection between said knife and said gage to cause both to move concomitantly to and from their effective positions. 7

20. In a machine of the class described, a platen, a platen-frame, means to direct a composite pack of web-plies and interleaved carbon-sheets to the platenframe, :1 ga eto determine the amount of shifting o the web-plies with reference to the carbonsheets,,a knifevto sever the typed forms, said gage normally directed upwardly from said platen-frameadjacent the rear thereof and the knife positioned adjacent the front of.

the platen and behind the web-plies, and a connection between said gage and knife to cause them to move toward one another to their effective positions, said Iga e when thus moved being above, the straig tened composite web, and the knife positioned below StlldWGlL' -21. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a

- platen around which a composite web comprising plies of work-sheets may be fed with interleaved carbon-sheetaa swingable car hon-carrier, to which the ends of the carbon-sheets are attached, pivoted on said carriage, and a-finger-piece to swing said carbon-.carrierrearwardly and downwardly to withdraw the composite web around the platen to free the carbon-sheets from. the

platen and bring them to straightened-out inclined position, so that the work-sheets may be drawn forwardly over the platen to shift them relatively to the carbon-sheets.

22. It a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a composite web oomprising plies of work-sheets may be fed with I interleaved carbon-sheets, means at the rear of the platen to withdraw the composite web therearound to free it therefrom and to machine, the combination of a carriage, a

platen around which a composite web comprising plies of work-sheets may be fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, means to establish a loose loop of composite web at the rear of the platen or to withdraw said web around the platen to free it therefrom and to bring the web to a straightened-out inclined osition behind the platen, so that the work-sheets may be drawn forwardly to shift them relatively to the carbon-sheets, a gage mounted on a gage-bar and swingable downwardly toward said straightened-out 25. In a momma billin carrier, to which the ends of the carbonsheetsare attached, said carbon-carrier bee mg pivotally mounted on the carriage, a

finger-piece to swing said carbon-carrier rearwardly and downwardly to withdraw the composite web around the platen to free .it from said platen and bring that portion .of the web containing the car 0 straightened-out inclined position to extend upwardly and forwardly from the back of the machine, and agage in the path of the web to determine the extent of shiftingof the work-sheets.

typewriting machine,- the combination 0 a carriage, a platen around which a composite web comprising plies of work-sheets may be fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, and means at the rear of the platen to withdraw the composite web around the platen to free the carbonsheets from the platen and to bring them to n-sheets to a a straightened-out inclined position, so that the work-sheets may be drawn upwardly and forwardly over the platen to shift them rela-' tively to the carbon-sheets.

26. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a composite web comrising plies o'f work-sheets may be fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, a swingable carhon-carrier at the rear of the platen to which the carbon-sheets are attached, and means to swing said carbon-carrier to withdraw the composite web around the platen to free it from the platen and bring the carbonsheets to a straightened-out position, so that the work-sheets may be drawn forwardly over the platen to shift them relatively to the carbon-sheets.

27. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a composite web, com prising plies of work-sheets may be fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, a carbon-carrier to which the ends of the carbon-sheets are attached, said carbon-carrier being pivotally mounted .on the carriage, a finger-piece to swing said carbon-carrier rearwardly and downwardly to withdraw the composite web around the platen to free it from said platen. and bring that portion of the web including the carbon-sheets to a straightened-out inclined position to extend upwardly and forwardly from the back of the machine, a gage in the path of the web to determine the exknife over the top of which the work-sheets may be drawn to saidgage, and by which the typed sections of the work-sheets may be severed by drawing said typed sections downwardly towards the platen.

28. In a, continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a

revoluble platen on. said carriage around which continuous work-sheets may be fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, an extension on said carriage, and a reciprocable carbon carrier pivoted on said extension and IIIOV? able to and away from said platen.

29. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a revoluble platen on said carriage around which continuous work-sheets may be fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, a main frame on which the carriage travels, a guide-rail secured to said main frame, a sub-carriage to travel on said guide-rail and-connected to said first-named carriage, and a reciprocable carbon-carrier comprising a. rock-shaft plyoted on said sub-carriage, an arm on said rock-shaft, a bail pivoted on said main to actuate saidbail.

' and swinga'ble rearwar 32. In a continuous frameto engage said arm, anda finger-piece 30. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a revoluble platen on said carriage around which continuous work-sheets maybe fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, an extension on said carriage, a reciprocable carbon-carrier pivoted on said extension, and an actuator engaging with said carbon-carrier to perate the latter, said actuator being so arranged withrespect to the carbon-carrier as to in its operative position.

31; In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a revoluble platen on said carriage around which continuous work-sheets may be fed withinterleaved carbonsheets, a main frame on which said carriage travels, a downward extension behind said main frame and on said carriage, and a carbon-carrier pivoted on said extension, said carbon-carrier normally occupyin a vertical position I ly and downwardly to a horizontal position.

, billing 'typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a revoluble platen on said carriage around which continuous work-sheets may be fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, a. main frame on which said carriage travels, a

downward extension behind said main frame.

and on. said carriage, a carbon-carrier pivoted on said extension, sald carbon-carrier normally occupying a position close to U lock the latter in its normal position and 33. In a continuous billing typewriting I which continuous work-sheets may be fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, an" extension on said carriage, a reciprocable carbon-carr er pivoted on said extension and movable 'to and away. from said platen, side-edge guides, for said work-sheets, on said carboncarrier, and side-edge guides on said carriage for said work-sheets. a 4

34. In .a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriagmwa platen around which a continuous composite web compr1s'mg plies of work-sheets with interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, and means to withdraw the webvabout the platen to free it therefrom and bring it to an incllned position downwardly from said platen, so that the leading portion of the composite web is inclined upwardly above said platen and may be readily grasped and advanced relatively to the carbon-sheets.

35. In a continuous billing .typewriting platen around which a continuous composite web compr sing plies of work-sheets with interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, means behind the platen to withdraw the web around-the platen to free it therefrom and bring it to an inclined position, so that the work-sheets may be grasped and drawn forwardly over the platen to shiftthem relatwely to the carbon-sheets, and a gage to determine the extent'ofshifting of the worksheets." i

36. In a machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a continuous composite web comprising plies of work-sheets with interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, means to w thdraw the web about the platen to free t therefrom and bring it to an inclined posltlon, sot-hat the work-sheets may be grasped and advanced relatively to the carbon-sheets. and means to hold the carbonsheets locked during the shifting of the work-sheets. i

37. In a continuous billing-typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a continuous composite web comprising plies of work-sheets with interleaved carbon-sheets maybe fed. a carbon-carrier to withdraw the composite web about said platen and free it therefrom and "bring said web to a straightened-out position, so that thework-sheets may be advanced relatively to the carbon-sheets,- and continuous billing typewriting locking means co-operating with the carbon 4 carrier to hold the carbon-sheets while the work-sheets are being advanced.

38. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a continuous composite web comprising plies of work-sheets with interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, means to withdraw the web about the platen to free it therefrom and bring it to an inclined position, so that the work-sheets may be grasped and advanced relatively to the carbon-sheets, and a knife over which the worksheets may be advanced and against which the work-sheets may be drawn towards the platen to sever the typed portions thereof.

39. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a continuous composite web comprisin plies of work-sheets with interleaved carbon-sheets maybe fed, means to withdraw the web about the platen to free it therefrom and bring it to an inclined position, so that the work-sheets. may be grasped and advanced relatively to the carbon-sheets, a gage-bar beneath which said web may be advanced, an adjustable gage on said gagebar to determine the extent of shifting of said work-sheets, and a knife over which the work-sheets may be advanced and against which the work-sheets may be machine, the combination of drawn towards the platen to sever the typed portions thereof.

40. In a continuous billing typewriting a carriage, a platen on said carriage around which a composite web comprising continuous worksheets witltinterleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, means including a pivoted carbon-carrier to assist in conditioning the web so that there may be a relative shifting between the carbon-sheets and the Work-sheets, and means to lock the carbon-carrier during ad- Vance of eration. I

41. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen on said carriage around which a composite web comprising continuous worksheets with interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, means including a pivoted carbon carrier to assist in conditioning the web so that there may be a relative shifting between the carbon-sheets and the work-sheets, said carbon-carrier being pivoted on said carriage, an independently mounted fingerpiece, aconnection comprising operating elements between said finger-piece and said carbon-carrier by whichthe carbon-carrier may be operated by the finger-piece, and means to lock the carbon-carrier in its extreme position.

42. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a

platen on said carriage around which a composite web comprising continuous worksheets with interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, means including a pivoted carboncarrier to assist in conditioning the web so that there may be a relative shifting betweenthe carbon-sheets and the work-sheets, said carbon-carrier co: iprising two arms pivoted the web at the carbon strippingopat their ends, means comprising a slot at the ends of said arms, a bell-crank to engage in said slot, and a finger-piece to actuate said bell-crank.

43. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen on said carriage aroundwhich a composite web comprising continuous work-, sheets with interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, means including a pivotedtcarbon-carrier to assist in conditioning the web so that there may be a relative shifting between the carbon-sheets and the work-sheets, said carbon-carrier comprising two arms, a rockshaft to which said arms aresecured, an intermediate arm on said rock-shaft, said intermediate arm having a slot therein, a bellcrank to engage in said slot, a link connected to said bell-crank, and a pivoted finger-piece connected to said link to actuate said bell- 86 crank and consequently the carbon-carrier.

44. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a composite web comprising plies of worksheets with interleaved carbon-sheets may be fed, a carbon-carrier to which the ends of the carbon-sheets are attached, said carbon-carrier being pivotally supported, and a finger-piece to swing said carbon-carrier away from the platen to condition the web so that there may be efiected a relative shifting between the carbon-sheets and the work-sheets after the carbon-carrier has been operated.

45. In a continuous billing typewriting we machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a composite web comprising plies of work-sheets with interleave'd carbon-sheets may be fed, and a carbon-carrier to which the ends of the carbon- 1 sheets are attached, said carbon-carriers being pivoted at the rear of said carriage to draw the web around the platen to free the carbon-sheets from said platen preparatory to a relative shifting between 1 the carbon-sheets and the work-sheets.

46. In a continuous billing typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage, a platen around which a composite web comprising plies of work-sheetsmay be fed with interleaved carbon-sheets, a carbon-carrier to which the ends of the carbon-sheets are attached, said carbon-carrier being pivoted at the rear of said platen to draw the web around the platen to free the carbon-sheets from said platen reparatory to a relative shifting between tie carbon-sheets and the work-sheets, and means to lock the carboncarrier in its operated position to hold the carbon-sheets while the work-sheets are being shifted.

47. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotatable platen, a letter-feeding carriage therefor, a swingable support at the introductory side of the platen for the platen durin supporting the rear end of a composite loop of multiple pl work-web and carbons, the front end of t e web being connected with typing oglerations, said support swin ab e rearwar y from the platen to straighten out the web and then withdraw the same from the control of the platen, and means for supporting the leadmg portion of said web when thus withdrawn from said platen.

48. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a rotatable platen, a letter-feeding carriage therefor with a swingable support at the introductory side of the platen for supporting the rear end of a composite loop of multiple ly work-web and carbons, the front end of t e web being normally connected'with the platen, said support movable rearwardly from the platen to straighten out the loop and then wlthdraw the web from the control of the platen, and a pair of rolls for supporting the free end of said web when thus withdrawn from the platen.

49; A typewriting machine having a platen and a carriage, a carbon-holder mounted adjacent the rear of the machine to swing forwardly or learwardly relatively to the platen, a handle associated with said carbonholder to actuate the same, and means 00- operating with said handle and said holder '0 to automatically lock the holder: in either of its extreme positions JOHN 

